Be Real Black For Me: Performed by Ken and Christina Acosta Robinson

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Actors Theatre Direct Artists-in-Residence Ken and Christina Acosta Robinson celebrate their 10th anniversary with their own take on the timeless 50 year-young soul duet “Be Real Black for Me” written and originally recorded by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway.

Be Real Black For Me: Performed by Ken and Christina Acosta Robinson

Actors Theatre Direct Artists-in-Residence Ken and Christina Acosta Robinson celebrate their 10th anniversary with their own take on the timeless 50 year-young soul duet “Be Real Black for Me” written and originally recorded by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway.

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By recording this song, the Robinsons seek ""to add their voices to the multitude of Black artists who encourage us all to be our full selves. Blackness is not a thing to be despised, feared or silenced, but a live-out-loud thing of beauty to be embraced and celebrated.""

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All donations to this event will be shared between Equal Justice Initiative and Actors Theatre of Louisville.

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Meet the Artists

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Ken Robinson
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Christina Acosta Robinson

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